Sony exec says no PS3 price cut planned
Sony has no current plans to introduce a PS3 price cut, despite the upcoming release of PS4.
The company showed off the PS4 hardware for the first time during its E3 conference last week, when it confirmed a Christmas PS4 release date in Europe and the US and a PS4 price of £349 / €399 / $399.
While some had forecast that the PS4 launch details would be accompanied by a PS3 price cut announcement, Sony Computer Entertainment UK managing director Fergal Gara told GamesIndustry International such a move isn't being considered at the moment.
"There's no plans as yet," he said. "The PlayStation 3 is a system where it hasn't been particularly easy to get the costs down.
"We continue to look at opportunities, there may or may not be any more, I genuinely can't answer to that," he added.
"But it will certainly be a more keenly priced machine in relative to PlayStation 4. It will sit there as a viable entry level machine for years to come. It will be different by territory as to how long its life is. There's still a lot of love for PS3."
Despite PS4's upcoming launch, Sony has dedicated plenty of resources to PS3 games set for release in 2013. As well as the just-launched The Last of US, the platform holder intends to release major first-party PS3 games like Beyond: Two Souls and Gran Turismo 6 before Christmas.
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EulerPosted:
iiPEACEKEEPERii I won't even be getting any of these consoles, Complete waste of money when a PS3 is an excellent console itself..
I disagree! I definitely think the money for the new consoles will be worth it!
EulerPosted:
BDB They don't need a price cut anyways, ps3 has a good price :)
A price cut would always be nice though!
EulerPosted:
lelBDBlelShadowBoltDashieIng It's already cheap enough as it is...
eBay and craigslist, you can find a PS3 there for cheap. I feel a price cut really isn't needed for it at all.
Yeah you can probably buy one on one of those sites for 100 dollars
Probably yes, I sold the newest 360 for $150 + 2 controllers :p
I might sell my PS3 as I don't use it anymore. Make a budget for a new processor
I would sell my 360 once I get the Xbox one, if it wasn't for GTA V!
neboPosted:
BDBlelShadowBoltDashieIng It's already cheap enough as it is...
eBay and craigslist, you can find a PS3 there for cheap. I feel a price cut really isn't needed for it at all.
Yeah you can probably buy one on one of those sites for 100 dollars
Probably yes, I sold the newest 360 for $150 + 2 controllers :p
I might sell my PS3 as I don't use it anymore. Make a budget for a new processor
MentalistPosted:
lelShadowBoltDashieIng It's already cheap enough as it is...
eBay and craigslist, you can find a PS3 there for cheap. I feel a price cut really isn't needed for it at all.
Yeah you can probably buy one on one of those sites for 100 dollars
Probably yes, I sold the newest 360 for $150 + 2 controllers :p
neboPosted:
ShadowBoltDashieIng It's already cheap enough as it is...
eBay and craigslist, you can find a PS3 there for cheap. I feel a price cut really isn't needed for it at all.
Yeah you can probably buy one on one of those sites for 100 dollars
imgurPosted:
Reeve Hopefully Microsoft does the same with the 360.
They won't, a new console just dropped.
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